In 1849, the author enlisted as a private in the First U.S. Dragoons B Troop, assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This 1906 military memoir by an enlisted solider tells of forts, canal boats, mule trains, cholera outbreaks, Native American battles, and other encounters in the course of keeping the pre-Civil War West safe for settlers.
Über den Autor
Percival G. Lowe (1828-1908) was born in Randolph, Coos County, New York. He spent much of his youth in Lowell, Massachusetts. Five Years a Dragoon is his only book. After its publication he took part in battles against the Cheyenne Nation and Mormon settlers. He served as Sheriff and a member of State Senate in Leavenworth.
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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 416 ● ISBN 9781411445161 ● Dateigröße 0.4 MB ● Alter 99-17 Jahre ● Verlag Barnes & Noble ● Erscheinungsjahr 2011 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5863223 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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